Runaway cat interrupts live TV debate

A live TV political debate was interrupted in Serbia when a runway black cat ran across the studio floor.

Guests on the Newsnight-style show were discussing the country’s financial crisis when the errant moggy made its surprise appearance.

Darting across the studio floor at Channel B29 in Belgrade, the flying feline lightened the serious mood and left the show’s shocked guests in stitches.

Host Olja Beckovic was left briefly speechless (British counterpart Jeremy Paxman would surely have uttered something dryly witty – but also scathing of the BBC…)

A spokesman for the Serbian channel said: ‘We don’t know how it got in, or where it came from. It wasn’t a stunt.’ Doth they protest too much?

It is unclear if the puss in jet-powered boots (probably) was part of a political protest, as has been suggested by some – however, the cat is proving a hit online after racking up tens of thousands of hits on YouTube.